Bosel and her family were among thousands who turned out Saturday for the Junior League of Kalamazoo’s third-annual Touch-A-Truck event at the Kalamazoo County Fairgrounds.

The event, which is a fundraiser for the Junior League, featured 58 different vehicles this year, from fire trucks and police cruisers to aerial crane trucks, bucket trucks, a race car and a school bus.

Chad Souke, 38, of Vicksburg, and his family checked out a large military vehicle at the event. At one point, Souke shot photos as his wife, Laurie, sat with the couple’s 21-month-old son, Dean, in the cab of the truck.

“It’s something fun to do with the kids,” Souke said. “… It’s a good time.”

Christy Peterson, vice president of fund development for the Junior League, said the Touch-A-Truck event has grown in popularity since its first year in 2012.

She said 2,100 people attended last year’s festivities. As of noon Saturday, that many people had already walked through the gates for the event, which went until 2 p.m.

“I’m ecstatic,” Peterson said.

Junior League President Hyun Berkley said Saturday’s event was meant to be “a family friendly, affordable event that families can enjoy.”

In addition to the vehicles, the event also featured an arts and crafts station, two bounce houses and a mobile dental-checkup unit.

“It’s a great event,” Sandy Carahaly, a member of Junior League, said as her 8-year-old daughter, Stella, checked out a UPS truck and tried out the truck’s horn. The truck was emblazoned with flames on the sides.

Michael Friar, a 5-year-old from Galesburg, checked out a piece of heavy machinery at Saturday’s event while attending with his mother and father. Michael’s father said his son has hundreds of toy trucks at home.

“He can’t get enough of them,” he said.

Rex Hall Jr. is a public safety reporter for the Kalamazoo Gazette. You can reach him at rhall2@mlive.com. Follow him on Twitter.